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Presentation Type
Presentation
Full Name of Faculty Mentor
Joseph Fitsanakis, Intelligence and Security Studies
Major
Intelligence & National Security Studies
Presentation Abstract
The most significant country in the Pacific Island Countries is Taiwan. A key part of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) is the United Front Work Department (UFWD) of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The UFWD focuses its work on entities, such as ethnic Chinese people or groups that are outside the CCP, especially those in countries of interest like the United States and more recently, Taiwan. This agency is responsible for coordinating influence operations, such as Confucius Institutes across the world, real estate cooperations in the Pacific Islands, and communal political action groups abroad that are funded by the CCP. Alongside the UFWD is the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), implemented as part of the ‘Chinese Dream’ by President Xi Jinping in 2013. The BRI is a means of providing loans, Chinese companies, and Chinese individuals to countries that accept the BRI and its infrastructure projects that are said to help boost the growth of countries’ economies. Part of the ‘Chinese Dream’ is taking back Taiwan by 2049; peaceful ethnic reunification under a One China Policy, world hegemony, and top global military strength. The countries where China displays interest are usually fertile regions for Chinese expansion that seek economy-boosting projects and inadvertently contribute to resetting the world order in China's favor. These are all important activities to counter the power and capabilities of the United States and boost global dependence on the PRC.
Start Date
13-4-2023 3:00 PM
End Date
13-4-2023 3:20 PM
Disciplines
Defense and Security Studies | Political Science
Recommended Citation
Flick, Hannah, "Chinese Foreign Influence Activities" (2023). Undergraduate Research Competition. 112.
https://digitalcommons.coastal.edu/ugrc/2023/fullconference/112
Chinese Foreign Influence Activities
The most significant country in the Pacific Island Countries is Taiwan. A key part of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) is the United Front Work Department (UFWD) of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The UFWD focuses its work on entities, such as ethnic Chinese people or groups that are outside the CCP, especially those in countries of interest like the United States and more recently, Taiwan. This agency is responsible for coordinating influence operations, such as Confucius Institutes across the world, real estate cooperations in the Pacific Islands, and communal political action groups abroad that are funded by the CCP. Alongside the UFWD is the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), implemented as part of the ‘Chinese Dream’ by President Xi Jinping in 2013. The BRI is a means of providing loans, Chinese companies, and Chinese individuals to countries that accept the BRI and its infrastructure projects that are said to help boost the growth of countries’ economies. Part of the ‘Chinese Dream’ is taking back Taiwan by 2049; peaceful ethnic reunification under a One China Policy, world hegemony, and top global military strength. The countries where China displays interest are usually fertile regions for Chinese expansion that seek economy-boosting projects and inadvertently contribute to resetting the world order in China's favor. These are all important activities to counter the power and capabilities of the United States and boost global dependence on the PRC.